Jim Ovia-Founder Visafone Network Nigeria Speaks on Framework for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in the ICT Industry in Nigeria – The Role of Software

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Later today,The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) will hold her annual President Dinner where Sir Jim Ovia – Founder of Visafone Networks, would be delivering the Keynote on “Framework for Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital in the ICT Industry – The Role of Software”,

Highlight of the event will be the unveiling of Jim Ovia Prize for Software Excellence for “Best Software Start Up of the Year” and presentation of the award to a deserving Software Start Up Company.

Venue: Annex Explorer Restaurant, Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The annual President Dinner is a flagship event of ISPON aimed at bringing captains of the ICT industry – Software in Particular together in a relaxed environment to network and share knowledge as well as the latest trends and developments in the global Information Society (IS).According to ISPON,this event is strictly by invitation.

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Omeruo Ndukaku Kenneth is an Innovation Management expert,the CEO of Emerging Media,a new media company.He is a member of ISPIM - International Society for Professional Innovation Management and the US-Africa chamber of Commerce.He is the Founder of TechTrends Nigeria Blog,Nigeria Innovation Summit and the African Innovation Academy.Kenneth is a highly sought-after Internet Marketing Consultant who has through his seminars, articles, training and consulting, helped many organizations, Individuals, Businesses maximize the Internet for business purposes.Kenneth has also being featured as a guest on the TV show TODAY ON STV Nigeria and on Bloomberg Africa TV.He is the author of the best –selling Internet Book: How To Create Unlimited Internet Wealth.

He is a syndicated columnist with the following Newspapers in Nigeria: Daily Independent, Financial Standard, PUNCH, BusinessDay, and Sun.Kenneth organises the EduNet Conference for Universities in Nigeria. Kenneth is a member of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria( ISPON ) Roundtable For Capacity Development in Nigeria,member pre-selection committee for Nigeria at the UN World Summit Awards,a Panelist for Youth Enterprise With Innovation in Nigeria(YouWIN)-a Federal government initiative created by the ministry of finance,supported by ministries of Communications Technology,Youth Development,Worldbank and DFID.

A 2013 Judge at the Google Cloud Developers Challenge for Sub Saharan Africa.He has been a contributing editor of Nigeria Communications Week,Africa Telecom and IT Business Magazine,ICT Today magazine,M2 magazine.Kenneth has been invited to the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation Forum, Oracle Open World Conference USA, Oracle Cloud World Dubai, and GITEX Dubai.

He now lives in New York with his family and presently working on an Open Innovation project for Nigeria.
You can contact Kenneth through email: [email protected]

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